Awesome idea!
Classes would be great, if only for members at first. I took some welding back in High School, but have found that most of my knowledge has fled...<div><br></div><div>AFAIK, we already have some Oxy-Acetylene equipment - it's in the far corner under the woodworking bench. Not sure on status of how much gas is in each container though.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br>--- Ellery Weber<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Weston Turner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wstnturner@gmail.com" target="_blank">wstnturner@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I'll chip in $40 to help pay for such an awesome tool. Thanks for aquireing a welder for the shop Rick!</div><div><br></div><div>We should think about putting together a welding class to teach members how to use the mig welder, and if any members have oxy-acetylene, TIG, or stick welders, they could bring them down (if sized for easy transportation) and we could have multiple welding stations to train on. I have taken two years of metalworking classes, so I'd be happy to volunteer as an instructor or assistant. We could even open the class up to the community, provided we could manage the legal risks. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>Weston<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Jun 12, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Rick Osgood <<a href="mailto:rick@richardosgood.com" target="_blank">rick@richardosgood.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hey Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Ellery and I have been working on a project that requires some welding. James graciously brought his welder down to the shop and we had planned on using that one but unfortunately it has reached an untimely demise. I ended up going down to Harbor Freight and purchasing their 170Amp MIG/Flux wire welder so we can finish the project. I intend to leave it at the shop so everyone can use it when needed but I thought I would see if anyone was willing to chip in for the purchase and we can just say it is a shop owned tool. Here is a link to the welder I purchased:</div>

<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/mig-flux-welders/170-amp-migflux-wire-welder-68885.html" target="_blank">http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/mig-flux-welders/170-amp-migflux-wire-welder-68885.html</a>
</div><div><br></div><div>I got a 20% off discount and purchased a 1 year warranty for $20, so the total price after the warranty came to $180. If anyone wants to chip in for the purchase, let me know and we can work it out.</div>